court of sessions
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of court of sessions
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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The court of sessions judgement on Brexit will be out at 12.45pm, the lawyer Jolyon Maugham says.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 7, 2019
The townships have the right to make by-laws, and to enforce them by fines which are fixed by law; but these by-laws must be approved by the court of sessions.
From American Institutions and Their Influence by Alexis de Tocqueville
It must be observed that in the state of Massachusetts the court of sessions is at the same time an administrative body, properly so called, and a political tribunal.
From American Institutions and Their Influence by Alexis de Tocqueville
But it is in the court of sessions that they exercise their most important functions.
From American Institutions and Their Influence by Alexis de Tocqueville
The fear of removal is the only check to these quasi offences; and as the court of sessions does not originate the town authorities, it cannot remove functionaries whom it does not appoint.
From American Institutions and Their Influence by Alexis de Tocqueville
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